H2994 · יְבֵמֶת
Yᵉbêmeth · yeb-ay'-meth · brother's wife, sister in law
H2994 (Yᵉbêmeth, pronounced yeb-ay'-meth) is the Hebrew word יְבֵמֶת in Strong’s dictionary: a sister-in-law. It appears 5 times in 3 verses of the BSB (Yahweh).
Strong’s entry
- Original word
- יְבֵמֶת (Hebrew)
- Transliteration
- Yᵉbêmeth
- Pronunciation
- yeb-ay'-meth
- Derivation
- feminine participle of H2992 (יָבַם);
- Definition
- a sister-in-law
- Rendered in the KJV
- brother's wife, sister in law.
In the Berean Standard Bible (Yahweh)
5 occurrences in 3 verses (4 with English words of their own, 1 in the original with no English word of their own).
How the BSB renders it
- “his brother’s widow” ×2
- “she” ×1
- “your sister-in-law” ×1
By book
Deuteronomy 2 · Ruth 1
Verses
Related words
Numbers that share a root with H2994.